Wudu at home before going to pray two rak'ahs at the Mosque of Quba

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it a condition for the two rak'ahs at Quba that you perform wudu at your home, then do not turn right or left, but head directly to Quba to pray there?

The Shaykh:
Yes, this is more severe in terms of accountability, there is no doubt about it. It is the place of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If he needs to do something that breaks his wudu, that is one thing; but if he is able to remain in a state of purity and wudu, that is better. He goes while in a state of wudu, and he prays in the mosque, the mosque of purity. We do not know, meaning, if he has a need that he must attend to before entering the mosque, there is nothing wrong with that. But as long as he is in a state of purity from the start of his journey to the Mosque of Quba, there is nothing wrong. May Allah bless you and his family and his Companions, and may He bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.